Band or strap.



G. W. WEBB.

BAND 0R STRAP.

APPUCATION FILED MAR. 8, 1915.

1 ,182,064, Patented May 9, 1916.

WITNESSES: I l/VVEN TOR 7 G60. 14/. Webb flaw WM lino/My for. use as aGEORGE W. WEBB, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BAN]? 03 STBAF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916;

Application filed March 8, 1915. Serial No. 12,5. 3.

To all whom it may concern ,Be it known that I, GEORGE IV. \VEBB, acitizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the countyState of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements inBands or Straps; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to ,the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a band or strap,

and more particularly to a band or strap a plurality of plies of heavythe like, and especially adapted driving belt, harness or other articlesubject to severe tensile strain; the principalobject of the inventionbeing to provide a band or strap with means for maintaining the originalwidth and thereby prevent longitudinal stretching under the tensilestrain. In acoomplishing this ob; ject I have provided a stiffening ribwhich may be applied to the band or strap while the latter is underconstruction, and is adapted when properly installed at propflarintervals throughout the length thereof to not only hold the ply bodyextended transversely to maintain the width of the body comprisingcanvas, or

under longitudinal strain, but also to hold the plies of the bodytogether; a preferred form of rib and combination thereof. With a plybody being illustrated in the accompany-ing drawings, wherein Figure Iis a perspective view of a por tion of a band or strap constructedaccording to my invention. Fig. II is a cross section of the same,giving an edge view of one of the ribs. Fig. III is an enlarged detailperspective of one of the ribs.

Referring more in 1 designates a portion of a, hand, strap or other plybody comprising a plurality of plies of heavycanvas; the material ofwhich the. body is composed and the specific construction of the body,however, being immaterial, as my improvements are not necessarilylimited to the? details of structure herein illustrated.

Applied to the body 1, preferably by embedding the same between theplies thereof, is a rib 2, which may be formed from a of Jackson and ingdetail to the drawings: I

nary usethereof as a belt, harness, strap or the like tends to draw thematerial toward the center and thereby diminish the original Width ofthe band or strap. In form- 3 may be stamped from opposite edges of thebody portion 2 at intervals throughout its length and bent up at rightangles to the body.

In assembling the ply body a number of ribs are located at intervalsthroughout the length'of the body, preferably by embedding the samebetween the plies thereof and with the teeth 3 projected through theplies that lie on opposite sides of the rib, so that the ends of theteeth extend from opposite faces of the. body and may be bent over andclenched into the opposite faces of the body to fasten the pliestogether and firmly anchor the ribs in place; the ends of the teethoneach' rib being preferably bent in opposite directions forming a pointintermediate the ends of the rib to form a more rigic shoulder forholding the material against the rib as suggested above,.the teethcontraction under longitudinal or tensile strain.

It is apparent that when a band or strap is provided with asuflicientnumber of ribs and is used in the ordinary manner, the

ribs Will hold the band or strap against contraction under longitudinalstrain incident to the usual use of theband or strap as a driving belt,harness, or the like, and thereby prevent longitudinal stretching of thebody.

Having thus described my invention. what I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A band or strap comprising a plurality of plies of flexible materialand spaced ribs of a relative rigid material extending trans verselybetween the plies and having: m an for attaching the plies together gasthe ribs in place. I

2. A band or strap comprising a phiralitv of plies of flexible material.and a relatively rigid rib located between the plies transverselvthereof, and having fastening members for anchoring the. rib in placeand connecting the several plies.

3. A band or strap comprising a plurality of plies ot' flexiblematerial, and a relatively rigid rib applied transversely of andfastened between the plies.

.4. A band or strap comprising a flexible strip and a relatively rigidrib applied transversely to the strip and having teeth struck therefromat intervals throughout its length and penetrating the strip atintervals throughout the Width thereof to form a stiffening rib.

5. A band or strap coinprisiing a flexible strip and relatively rigidrib applied trans verselv t0 the strip and having teeth struck therefromat intervals throughout the length thereof and penetrating the strip.

with the teeth at opposite sides of a point intermediate the ends of therile bent in opposite direetions to elanip the rib to the strip andloel; the same thereto.

(3. A-ba'nd or strap eoniprisi' a pluralitv of plies of flexiblematerial illl i a relatively rigid rib located between the plies andhaving a pluralitv of teeth struck from the hodv ot' the strip atintervals throughout its length and projected from opposite sides of therib. with the teeth penetnitingl the plies and folded over the ou ersurfaces thereof at intervals throughout the width of the hand or strapto stitlen the same transverselv and connect the plies.

In @stiuiou .'hereot l l'ix ture in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE \Y. \YFLBB.

nrv signa- 'itnesses:

LYNN A. Ronmsox. lA-ITA ll. Cons.

